Human Rights Defenders Data Information Knowledge Solidarity
HRDs must counter State's offensive of intimidating ordinary people, from expressing their opinion on social media or on various issues . Lawyers as well as Journalists, and youtubers bring these cases up in the public eye in order to youth to feel more secure speaking out.. This series we will document case law as well as reports through links to documents, reports from various websites and Blogs and Posts of HRDs. This is also an attempt to publicise all the dirty tricks State have been using. This is a contributory effort..
The court was hearing a petition that claimed that the film, titled 'India... Who lit the Fuse' is “likely to create hatred amongst different religious denominations and thereby destroy the secular fabric of the Indian state". https://thewire.in/law/allahabad-high-court-al-jazeera-documentary-muslims-evil-consequences
A petition filed by one Sudhir Kumar, who claims to be “a public-spirited person and a social activist”, has cited detailed reasons for asking for the documentary to be barred by the court from being aired by Al Jazeera. Among them are principally, that it is “likely to create hatred amongst different religious denominations and thereby destroy the secular fabric of the Indian State. The Film also has the potential to create social unrest and disturb public order, decency and morality.”
15/06/2023
7 Imprisoned Journalists in India as of December 1, 2022 as per @CPJAsia
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Vasai Laywer Booked For Sharing Dhruv Rathee Video Criticising PM Modi On WhatsApp Group https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/vasai-laywer-booked-for-sharing-dhruv-rathee-video-criticising-pm-modi-on-whatsapp-group
Advocate Bansode, terming the FIR illegal, stated that the due legal process was not followed by the police before filing the FIR under Section 188 of the IPC. . The FIR mentions that the video shared by the accused violated the prohibitory orders of the Commissioner of Police, as its message made false claims about candidates and attempted to influence voters.
ध्रुव राठी का वीडियो शेयर करने पर FIR? सत्ता से सवाल करने वालों से इतना डर बीजेपी? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vWmMTvVXfc Abhisar Sharma May 30, 2024
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Corporate Behaviour and Free Speech
In a defamation case against Paranjoy Thakurta, a court has order, issued on September 6, directed the removal of defamatory content from their respective articles and social media posts within five days. In the suit filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd, seen by HT, the allegedly defamatory material includes transcripts of YouTube videos, screenshots of X posts by journalists, and images of their X profiles.https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/mib-issues-takedown-notices-to-13-digital-news-publishers-over-adani-defamation-case/ar-AA1MIjBR
Based on this, The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) on Tuesday issued takedown notices to 13 digital news publishers on YouTube and Instagram for disseminating defamatory content related to Adani Enterprises Ltd.The ministry’s order names journalists, media houses, and creators — including Newslaundry, Ravish Kumar, Dhruv Rathee, The Wire, HW News Network, and Aakash Banerjee’s The Deshbhakt — who have received a list of 138 YouTube video URLs and 83 Instagram links to be taken down.